Dr. Bailey is a licensed Professional Engineer in nine states and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers. For 36 years, Dr. Bailey has served as a technical consultant, project manager, and researcher for private industry, universities, and government. As a Senior Managing Engineer in Exponent’s Building & Structures practice, he brings specialized expertise to areas related to civil and structural engineering, wind engineering, and construction materials.

Dr. Bailey has investigated performance problems for wood, metal, and concrete components of various types of structures from large concrete domes and heavy-duty pavements to roof drainage systems. He has conducted in-depth reviews of civil, architectural, and structural drawings; engineering calculations; and the Standard of Care of the Engineer of Record. He has expertise in past and current building codes, and has evaluated and performed repair cost estimates for damaged structures.

Dr. Bailey has conducted hundreds of on-site surveys investigating numerous building envelope and roofing systems for damage caused by hail, wind, and construction errors. He has documented storm damage to health, industrial, educational, and offshore energy facilities in the aftermath of numerous storm event from hurricanes Irene in 1999 to Harvey in 2017, the Oklahoma City Tornado (1999), and the April-May 2011 Tornado Outbreak. He has extensive expertise in determining the risk exposure of commercial and industrial properties to hazards associated with hurricanes, tornadoes, and flooding.

Dr. Bailey’s past work at ExxonMobil included wind load and structural analyses of drilling, semi-submersible, and floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) structures; development of well completion and workover programs for domestic and overseas affiliates; and conducting research and teaching classes on well completions and cementing.

Dr. Bailey has served as a lecturer in the private sector and at the university level on subjects related to wind and petroleum engineering. He also has been responsible for the design of test facilities and the development of test programs related to construction and energy. Dr. Bailey is the past Presiding Officer of a five member expert panel that developed a methodology for assigning losses to a TWIA-insured property caused by wind and wave which was subsequently adopted by the Texas Department of Insurance in March 2017. He is also a past member of the ASCE 7-16 Wind Load Subcommittee; past Chair of the ASCE Petrochemical Wind Load Task Committee; and served on an API 4F sub-committee assigned to revise specifications and guidelines for determining wind loads on drilling structures.

Bailey, JR. Hurricane risk assessments of five electrical power plants located in the Caribbean and Hawaii operated by the AES Corporation, Report prepared for a California-based risk management company, November 2012.

Bailey JR. Feasibility study of an Alaskan LNG plant. Report prepared for an Asian-based consortium of companies, March 2012.

Bailey JR, et al. Wind loads for petrochemical and other industrial facilities. American Society of Civil Engineers, September 2011.

Bailey, JR. Hurricane risk assessment of two wind farms located in South Texas operated by EoN Climate and Renewable. Report prepared for a California-based risk management company, June 2011.

Bailey JR. Wind risk assessment of the ThyssenKrupp steel plant located in Mississippi. Report prepared for a California-based risk management company, November 2010.

Bailey JR. Finding the breaking point. Report documenting window performance following the 2004 Florida hurricanes. Prepared in conjunction with the Protecting People First Foundation, Wickford, RI, April 2005.